4/1/2008 - Giving Peace a Chance - AFS is part of exciting event in New York March 29 - April 4
New York, NY —Three Dot Dash, a global initiative of the We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) designed to recognize and support the efforts of teen leaders around the world, will hold its first annual Just Peace Summit in New York City from March 29 – April 4, 2008.
Carefully selected Global Teen Leaders from around the world will unite at this week long summit to share experiences from their efforts to promote a more peaceful society by addressing issues related to the basic human needs—food, water, health, shelter, safety and education—learn how to communicate their global message through creative communications and collaborate on a multi-platform public service campaign that will be distributed globally to promote their work.
The 2008 Three Dot Dash Global Teen Leaders are between the ages of 12-19 and represent 18 countries and 5 continents around the world. They were nominated by a coalition of more than 40 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other qualified organizations that have agreed to help build and sustain the Three Dot Dash initiative. From health education initiatives to programs that help combat the climate crisis and entrepreneurial agriculture models that give young women in Kenya an alternative to prostitution—the individual Teen Leaders have birthed projects that will help promote positive change and peace.
The Summit will kick off with an opening event on March 29th that will include a conversation with Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone and Ian Stewart, AP reporter and author of Ambushed, a War Reporter’s Life on the Line. The ceremony will set the tone for a week of open communication, understanding and powerful story telling.
Throughout the course of the 2008 Just Peace Summit, each of the thirty Global Teen Leaders will be mentored by Three Dot Dash instructors led by Nile Rodgers musician, producer and founder of WAFF. Joining the team will be thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and will include The Perfect Storm author Sebastian Junger, famed Vanity Fair photographer Teun Voeten, Oscar nominated Jamal Joseph, Chairman of Columbia University’s Graduate Film Division and Derrick Ashong, activist, entrepreneur, and actor, featured in “Amistad.” These volunteers will provide guidance and help the Teen Leaders hone their communication and creative skills during the Summit. Additionally, at the end of the week each teen leader will have created a PSA that will help further their individual projects while amplifying their collective message of peace. Consumers will have the opportunity to donate funds to the Teen Leaders’ peace projects at www.threedotdash.org
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